I tried my hand at a classic English dish, toad in the hole. Sausages are baked on top of a bread 'pudding' and then topped with gravy.
Course Main Dish
Cuisine English
Keyword toad in a hole, toad in the hole
Prep Time 20 minutesminutes
Cook Time 45 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour5 minutesminutes
Servings 6servings
Equipment
whisk
two large bowls
spatula
9x9 baking dish
Ingredients
Toad In The Hole
2/3cupall purpose flour
3/4teaspoonkosher salt
1cupmilk
2eggs
18ouncesbeer bratsI used Open Acres Dirty Bastard Beer Brats
1tablespoonvegetable oil
Mustard-Onion Gravy
1mediumyellow onionsliced thinly
1tablespoonall-purpose flour
1-1/2cupbeef broth
1teaspoonWorcestershire Sauce
1tablespoonwhole grain mustard
Instructions
Toad In The Hole
To one bowl add the flour and salt.
2/3 cup all purpose flour, 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
In another bowl add the milk and eggs then whisk to combine. Slowly add the milk and egg mixture to the flour whisking it together to make a batter.
1 cup milk, 2 eggs
Keep batter on the counter for 10-30 minutes or keep in the refrigerator up to overnight if you like.
Take the batter out of the refrigerator and preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
Brown the sausages on all sides in a pan on the stove with oil. Don't worry about cooking all the way through. Reserve any oil in the pan for the gravy.
18 ounces beer brats, 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
Grease a non-stick 9x9 baking dish with butter or shortening. Add the batter to the pan, then top with the browned sausages. and top with the sausages.
Add the dish to the oven and bake for 45 minutes.
Mustard-Onion Gravy
Use the reserved oil you left from cooking the brats and add the thinly sliced onions. Using very low heat cook them down slowly for about 5 minutes.
1 medium yellow onion
To the onions add the flour and stir to coat. Now add the beef broth, Worcestershire sauce, and mustard. Continue cooking down until it thickens to a gravy consistency.
Take out the Toad In The Hole from the oven. Slice and serve topped with gravy. Enjoy!
Video
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Notes
Tips for making this recipe:
If you do not want to brown the sausages before adding them to the batter, add 10 minutes to the baking time.
Do not drain the grease after the dish cooks, the grease will soak up in the batter as it cools.
Use 1 tablespoon of butter if you didn't reserve the grease from cooking the sausages to saute the onions for the gravy.
To store: add the toad in the hole to a covered container, and the gravy into another separate container. Put into the refrigerator and eat within 3 days. Reheat in the microwave for 1 minute 30 seconds.